A fairly new tradition that my mom and I have adopted is going to the annual pumpkin patch at Bates Nut Farm each year. Bates Nut Farm, if you’re not familiar with it, is a 100-acre ranch hidden away within Valley Center, CA. The farm itself has been around for 90 years, and is open… Continue reading Let’s Wander: Bates Nut Farm
Hey there, long time no post! After an impromptu hiatus from posting on here, I decided that it was time to get back into the swing of things and resurrect my poor blog. I have spent the last month planning some blog posts, and I decided that I would start off my return to this… Continue reading 9 Affordable Summer Faves
A little over a week ago, I took a quick trip down to Carlsbad, CA to go visit the famous flower fields there, and I was not disappointed. Right now their ranunculus flowers are blooming like crazy, and it’s truly a gorgeous sight to see. It costs about $15 to get into the fields, but… Continue reading Let’s Wander: The Carlsbad Flower Fields
So this year for Easter, I decided to take the liberty of baking the dessert for our family’s annual Sunday gathering. I knew that I wanted to do cupcakes as soon as I came across this adorable Wilton Easter baking cups and picks set. The cute picks and baking liners were inexpensive and festive enough… Continue reading Strawberry Jam-Filled Easter Cupcakes
If you’re not already familiar with what Desert X is exactly, it’s basically a series of art installations that are set up in spots located within the Palm Springs to Coachella Valley areas, available for free, public viewing from the end of February to the end of April. This year, one of my best friends,… Continue reading Let’s Wander: Desert X
This post is unfortunately a day late, but that does not lessen the importance of it. As a woman, I take great pride in annually recognizing and celebrating International Women’s Day – along with Women’s History Month as a whole. I am an avid supporter of ‘Shine Theory’, which is the practice of befriending successful… Continue reading International Women’s Day
With some inspiration from one of the several great books I’ve read so far this year, All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, I have decided to use the idea of ‘wandering’ as a way to present my photographs of the places I go – hence the ‘let’s wander…’ heading. To provide some context, last… Continue reading Let’s Wander: Coronado Ferry Landing
For Valentine’s Day in previous years, I have typically gone for baking the standard brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and other chocolate-related desserts. This year, I wanted to mix it up a little, knowing that I was going to be consuming mass amounts of chocolate in other forms anyways, and bake something not within the chocolate… Continue reading Valentine’s Vanilla Chai Cupcakes
Each year I try to step up my gift wrapping game just a little more. Last year, I began using plain brown packing paper as the base wrap for my presents and dressed them up with fancy ribbon and gift tags. This year, I wanted to take my brown, minimalistic packing paper aesthetic to the… Continue reading DIY: Christmas Gift Wrap
Every year around the holidays, my mom and I gather up all of our favorite holiday baking recipes and get to work. Since I can remember, it has been a tradition for my mom to make her standard holiday cookies such as: peanut blossoms, peanut clusters, italian cookies, and more. As I have gotten older,… Continue reading Recipe: Oreo Snowballs
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